Western Washington University

Western Washington University is a liberal arts university located in northwest Washington state. One of six state-funded, four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, the school has an enrollment of about 13,100 full- and part-time students. About 92% of students come from Washington state; the university has students from 46 other states and from 33 other countries. Western began as a teachers college, accepting its first students in 1899, and became a full university in 1977